Politics
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Pakistan: Border with Afghanistan to Remain Closed Until TTP Curbed
DID Press: Pakistan announced that its border crossings with Afghanistan will remain closed until the Taliban government takes tangible, verifiable, and irreversible measures against Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Officials in Islamabad said the decision is part of a new security approach,…
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Chabahar Port Emerges as Key Transit Alternative for Afghanistan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s trade with Iran reached $1.6 billion over the past six months, surpassing trade with Pakistan by half a billion dollars during the same period, according to Abdulsalam Jawad Akhundzada, spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce. The figures…
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76 Afghan Nationals Arrested in Rawalpindi
DID Press: Police in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi province have arrested 76 undocumented Afghan citizens during large-scale security operations launched after the recent suicide attack near the Judicial Complex in Islamabad. These measures were carried out as part of the country’s National…
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US Marines: Yemeni Tactics Have Redefined Naval Warfare
DID Press: In a rare and candid assessment, the US Marine Corps Association (MCA) has acknowledged that Yemen’s armed forces—despite lacking a conventional navy or air force—have fundamentally challenged US maritime power and inflicted billions of dollars in costs. Washington…
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UNSC to Vote on US Draft for Gaza and Palestinian State
DID Press: UN Security Council is set to vote on Monday on a U.S.-proposed draft resolution for Gaza, which calls for the deployment of a multinational stabilization force and outlines a formal pathway toward the formation of a Palestinian state.…
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Afghanistan Turns to Alternative Trade Corridors to Boost Leverage Over Pakistan
DID Press: The visit of Nooruddin Azizi, Taliban caretaker government’s Minister of Industry and Commerce, to Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province — and his focus on expanding transit through Chabahar — signals a coordinated strategy by Kabul to replace trade…
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Trump vs BBC: Allegations of Manipulated News Spark Media Shakeup
DID Press: Trump threatened to take the BBC to court for manipulating his words and demanded $1 billion in damages. We also know that the BBC’s Director-General and the head of its news division resigned immediately after Trump’s complaint. The…
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Iran Introduces Placement Tests for Migrant Students without Records
DID Press: Officials from Iran’s Supreme Council of Education have announced that migrant students lacking valid academic records can take placement tests to continue their education at higher grade levels. Two months into the academic year, registration for migrant students…
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Senator Warren Accuses Trump Administration of Trade Discrimination
DID Press: Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren accused the Trump administration of “blatant discrimination in tariff policies,” criticizing a new trade agreement between the United States and Switzerland. On November 15, Warren posted an image on X showing U.S. President Donald…
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Former Ukraine PM: Trump Seeking to Replace Zelensky
DID Press: Mykola Azarov, former Ukraine PM, claimed that U.S. President Donald Trump is looking for a replacement for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to the Russian news agency TASS, Azarov said Trump has invited certain Ukrainian officials to Washington…
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